To meet this challenge, we develop Bayesian Viral Allele Selection (BVAS), a principled and scalable probabilistic method for inferring the genetic determinants of differential viral fitness and the relative growth rates of viral lineages, including newly emergent lineages.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of all laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections notified in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia, between 12 August 2021 and 21 January 2022.

A laboratory-developed test (LDT) remains a viable option for reporting the infecting variant for clinical intervention or epidemiological purposes.

Genomic DNA of these three monoconidial isolates was extracted, and the partial sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) of rDNA were amplified using primer pairs ITS1/ITS4 (White et al.

Here, we present a comprehensive cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence, genetic diversity, and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in WTD in the State of New York (NY).

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) delta variants (B.1.617.2), alpha variants (B.1.

Four statistical metrics are employed to quantify the model's performance, including the correlation coefficient (CC), normalized absolute error (NAE), normalized root mean square error (RMSE) and distance between indices of simulation and observation (DISO).

Two of these pathogens that have received particular attention during the last years are the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), due to its fast global spread and high impact to the human health, and, since its introduction into Germany, the flavivirus West Nile virus (WNV).

Through investigating discordant sequence data from Australia’s first external SARS-CoV-2 WGS proficiency testing program (PTP), we show that most discrepancies in genome assessment arose from intrahost variation.

Mycobacterium-w (Mw) was shown to boost adaptive natural killer (ANK) cells and protect against COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic.